Example sentences of "since [pron] [adj] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These fish have had a special place in my heart ever since I first kept them some years ago , and they are naturally a shoaling fish . |
| 2 | It was a bitter summary of their unhappy affair , but compunction ensued , because it was n't Luke 's fault that he could n't love her , even if he had no right to despise her , so she added neutrally , ‘ There 's a Chinese tea-house or tea-garden — I 'm not sure what it 's really called — not far from here that intrigues me , and I 've been wanting to go and find out what it 's all about ever since I first passed it . |
| 3 | In fact I 've scarcely been to bed before one o'clock any night since I first realized he was dyslexic . |
| 4 | ‘ Ipswich docks have changed since I first knew them over sixty years ago . |
| 5 | But I have loved you ever since I first saw you in this house . |
| 6 | ‘ How long is it since I first saw you in the surgery ? |
| 7 | Despite a growing influx of visitors , it has changed very little in the forty years since I first saw it , remaining unspoiled and unsophisticated . |
| 8 | INGLEBOROUGH HAS BEEN a favourite mountain of mine ever since I first climbed it as a young man . |
| 9 | Since I last wrote them , so much has happened . |
| 10 | Dear colleagues , it is my pleasure to send fraternal greetings to all delegates at the G M B Conference from the Executive Officers and Members of the T & G. In the twelve months since I last sent you our good wishes much activity has taken place within our movement . |
| 11 | She seemed to have made a rapid improvement in health since I last saw her . |
| 12 | According to Dave , Des has ‘ doubled in size since I last saw him ’ and has settled in well to his quarantine kennel life . |
| 13 | He 's lost a lost of weight since I last saw him , being interviewed by Michael Aspel a few months before . |
| 14 | ‘ You have obviously learned more , since I last saw you , ’ Catherine remarked . |
| 15 | It is now over a year since I last saw you and believe me Elsie it seems like an awful lot more time than that . |
| 16 | ‘ Jean-Paul , you have put on a lot of weight since I last saw you . |
| 17 | ‘ I have learned much since I last saw you , ’ Cleo said , in a small , contrite voice . |
| 18 | Missing from Linda Finnie 's highly charged Eboli was the vein of capricious elegance that is an integral part of her character , and Jonathan Summers 's powerful , dignified Rodrigo has coarsened in tone since I last heard him in the role . |
| 19 | You know , I 've had a bitter , hard life since I last heard your voice , and if I 've survived , it 's all because of you ! ’ |
| 20 | It could be about twelve years ago since I last weighed myself . |
| 21 | The city fathers had decided to improve the site since I last encountered it . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's six months since you first showed me that X-ray . |
| 23 | If you are thinking of replacing an old garage door , consider all the options which have ‘ opened up ’ since you last fitted one , say specialists Cardale Doors . |
| 24 | She still had the pearls , but there had been many tears since she first wore them . |
| 25 | Topaz had dreaded the moment since she first realized what Timothy had been working up to . |
| 26 | The Great Novel was still on the table , but had made no progress since she last saw it . |
| 27 | ‘ If you 've thought of me at all since we last met I 'd be very surprised . ’ |
| 28 | But since we last met I 've visited both the States and Brazil , and had several long days of hard talking . ’ |
| 29 | During the millions of years since they first made their appearance , at least a hundred species of Proboscidea have come and gone . |
| 30 | Reg has remained a bachelor ever since he first asked her to marry him when they were childhood sweethearts in Cirencester . |